I am currently running the following system.
Asus P5N-T Delux (780i)
C2D E6600 overclocked to 3.4ghz (won't go any higher even though under load the cores only reach 50 degrees C).
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro cooler.
Tagan 700 watt (TG700-U25)
2 x 8800gt 512mb BFG OC2 (SLI)
Antec 900 case with extra side fan (sharkoon silent eagle 2000 120m)
Samsung Syncmaster 215W widescreen (1680 x 1050)
Windows XP Pro (SP2)
I am using GeIL 2gb (2x1gb) PC6400C4 800 Mhz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC). http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-058-GL
I am going to install vista and was wondering about the RAM.
Given that I can only get my current RAM to run at 900 Mhz (2.11v), and I am going to have to use 4gb to run vista, I was wondering if it made sense to purchase another 2 gb of exactly the sam ram and be limited to the 900mhz speed, or to sell my current RAM and purchase 4gb (2 x2gb) of new RAM (1066 or higher), so that I can run it at stock or overclock it to over 1333 or higher.
My questions to anyone with RAM experience, is:
1. Does it make sense?
2. Will I see any noticeable speed improvement over my current RAM speed?
3. Will I have any stability issues with any new faster RAM on this board (running latest 0802 BIOS)?
4. Will I have any compatibility issues with the motherboard or any particular make of RAM if I do go for faster modules?
Any contributions to this thread will be gratefully recieved. Thanks.
Asus P5N-T Delux (780i)
C2D E6600 overclocked to 3.4ghz (won't go any higher even though under load the cores only reach 50 degrees C).
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro cooler.
Tagan 700 watt (TG700-U25)
2 x 8800gt 512mb BFG OC2 (SLI)
Antec 900 case with extra side fan (sharkoon silent eagle 2000 120m)
Samsung Syncmaster 215W widescreen (1680 x 1050)
Windows XP Pro (SP2)
I am using GeIL 2gb (2x1gb) PC6400C4 800 Mhz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC). http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-058-GL
I am going to install vista and was wondering about the RAM.
Given that I can only get my current RAM to run at 900 Mhz (2.11v), and I am going to have to use 4gb to run vista, I was wondering if it made sense to purchase another 2 gb of exactly the sam ram and be limited to the 900mhz speed, or to sell my current RAM and purchase 4gb (2 x2gb) of new RAM (1066 or higher), so that I can run it at stock or overclock it to over 1333 or higher.
My questions to anyone with RAM experience, is:
1. Does it make sense?
2. Will I see any noticeable speed improvement over my current RAM speed?
3. Will I have any stability issues with any new faster RAM on this board (running latest 0802 BIOS)?
4. Will I have any compatibility issues with the motherboard or any particular make of RAM if I do go for faster modules?
Any contributions to this thread will be gratefully recieved. Thanks.